Bahasa Melayu

kesusasteraan

Bahasa Melayu

English

literature, creative writing, literary works

Creative or artistic writing, or the body of such works.

كسوسسترأن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia mengambil kursus kesusasteraan di universiti.

    She took a literature course at university.

  2. Guru itu mengajar kesusasteraan Melayu kepada pelajar.

    The teacher taught Malay literature to the students.

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kesusasteraan

It refers to creative writing or literary works.

Word family

Common derived forms

susastera
literature

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.